Frederick Douglass
March 9, 2009
- Did you know that John H. Johnson, founder of Ebony magazine and the Johnson publishing empire, studied biographies of Black achievers and freedom fighters such as Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass? It was important to him to follow their examples as he climbed from poverty to wealth and business success. For more about the importance of positive role models, see Do You Think Like a ...
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July 4, 2008
- July 4th is always problematic for me. Yes, I know there is also Louis Armstrong to remember and celebrate, and Ted Joans too. And Thomas Jefferson died on this day, a day his children by Sally Hemmings could celebrated as the day of their legal emancipation from father’s slave to free. So what to celebrate of America and its birthing. It is more possible in the USA, than in many other ...
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June 13, 2008
- It was the summer of 1866. Congress with much rancor and many protests passed the 13th amendment. Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist and outspoken supporter of women’s rights had campaigned long and hard for the amendment. He worked with anyone to forward his agenda of justice and opportunity for all. "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong," he would ...
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